Occupational Therapy Technical Instructor

at  Northumbria Healthcare NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting new opportunity has arose within Occupational Therapy Specialist services to join the Parkinson’s and Falls Team at North Tyneside General Hospital.
Excellent communication, assessment, decision making, advocacy and IT skills are desired. There will be an expectation to transport and deliver minor aids / equipment within the community. The post holder will need to be able to meet the transport requirements of the post.
The successful candidate will be a vital member of the Occupational Therapy team.
Assist the OT and take lead from the qualified therapists. Including the delivery and fitting of appropriate equipment as assessed by the therapists.
Carry out assessments and other tasks that have either a) been screened by an OT or b) where the work boundaries are clearly defined (excluding complex assessments) with direct and indirect supervision of a registered Therapist.
Undertake appropriate training specific to the client group.
Assist qualified staff in administrative tasks including requisitioning resources and maintaining updated resource information.
Liaise and feedback to other members of the MDT.
Review and reflect on own practice and performance through regular participation in supervision and appraisal.
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We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
Under the supervision of a registered Occupational Therapist (OT) the post holder will be expected to:
Assist with providing a comprehensive occupational therapy service
Carryout assessments and other tasks that have initially been screened by the therapist.
To carry out appropriate intervention requesting advice or support as required.
To perform any other task requested by the therapist appropriate to their remit, role and responsibilities.
Undertake appropriate training as indicated by the therapist specific to the client group encountered
To support occupational therapy administration functio

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